# Guide

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🧭 **Leaving Spawn is Easy**

When you first join, you’ll appear on the **spawn island**—a safe starting zone.\
If you don’t have a home set (which you do by sleeping in a bed), you’ll respawn here every time.

To leave spawn:

* **Jump down** into the spawn village.
* Use **`/rtp "friendname"`** if you want to get randomly teleported somewhere near a friend.
* You can also **walk out manually** without using `/rtp`.\
  Note: Once you leave the spawn room, you **can’t use `/rtp` anymore**, and you only get a **limited number of `/rtp` uses.**
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🗺️ **Don’t Get Lost—Use the Map**

We don’t allow teleport commands like `/home`, `/spawn`, or `/warp`.\
But we’ve got something better: a **real-time online map** (like Google Maps).\
Tap **“Visit our Website”** in the menu and use it to find your way around.

Eventually, you can return to spawn by heading to **X: 0, Y: 0**. There, you’ll find useful features, player-owned shops, and helpful tools from the admins. You can’t place or break blocks in spawn, but there’s still plenty to do!
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**🏡 Claim Your Land—Seriously**

Think of claiming your land like paying taxes in real life—you don’t skip it.\
Unclaimed builds are **not protected**, and while griefing is prohibited, we can’t always rollback damage.\
To claim an area:

* Place a **claim block** (you’ll get one for free after some time).
* Buy more at spawn if needed.
* Claim blocks look like ores but have **special names**.

[Read our claiming guide here.](https://docs.asurvivalserver.net/player-guides/claiming-guide)
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**📘 Read the Rulebook or Get Banned**

This isn’t a joke.\
You **must** read the official [rules](https://docs.asurvivalserver.net/rules). Many bans happen because players didn’t bother reading them. That includes major players and even donors.

If you want to stay out of trouble and enjoy the community—**read the rules**. It only takes a few minutes, and it’ll save you a lot of headaches.
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💰 **Economy & Currency**

We’ve built a full economy system, but it’s up to the community to keep it running.

* **Open a shop** anywhere you like, or rent a plot in spawn.
* We support both **physical currency (ores)** and **virtual currency** for trading.\
  Read our [**Shop Starter Guide**](https://docs.asurvivalserver.net/player-guides/shop-starter-guide)
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⏳ **Ranks Based on Playtime**

Your time on the server matters.\
Type `/playtime` to check your hours.\
As you rank up:

* You unlock **new perks** and **fewer restrictions** in trading and social interaction.
* Even AFK time can help you earn rewards—it supports our EU/US player balance.
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🌱 **Is This Server Vanilla?**

Not exactly.\
We’re a **semi-vanilla** server.\
We preserve Minecraft’s core feel, but improve the experience with performance tweaks, bug fixes, and server-side features.\
You **won’t** find commands like `/home`, `/tpa`, or `/warp`. They’re disabled to keep the game immersive and rewarding.
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#### **★ Read the Guides (Yes, Really)**

Let’s be honest—you probably stopped reading a few lines ago. But if you made it here: congrats, you’re awesome. 🎉\
Our guides is your **go-to source** for updated info and server tips.

* Find answers to your questions
* Discover how things work

We **removed** the FAQ because it got outdated quickly.

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